Vin Diesel

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q178166: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Guardians of the Galaxy, which Guardians of the Galaxy credits them on.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Saving Private Ryan (1998); Boiler Room (2000); Pitch Black (2000); The Fast and the Furious (2001); Triple X (2002); Find Me Guilty (2006); Fast & Furious (2009); Guardians of the Galaxy (2014); Furious 7 (2015); Bloodshot (2020); (reference); Fast & Furious (series); Fast & Furious 9 (F9); The Last Witch Hunter.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Apocalypse Now (1979): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Saving Private Ryan (1998), which they acted in: Apocalypse Now ⇒ Saving Private Ryan (the host's read). Two decades of Apocalypse Now, Platoon and Born made Ryan's grit necessary.
    “By the time Saving Private Ryan was released, moviegoers have spent two decades being confronted by the likes of Apocalypse Now in Platoon and born in the Fourth of July.”
    The Big Picture · 8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time? · 1:00:36 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

Roger Corman film: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Fast and the Furious (2001), which they acted in: Roger Corman film ⇒ The Fast and the Furious (the host's read). The first film borrowed its title from a 1960s Corman exploitation movie.
    “it borrowed its title from a somewhat well-known Roger Corman exploitation movie from the 1960s”
    The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:08:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

The Avengers (2012): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: The Avengers ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy (the host's read). Thanos' Chitauri subcontracting sets up the cosmic films; Guardians is next on their Marvel list.
    “We're gonna we're gonna cover Peter movie soon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Avengers · 1:34:57 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017): 4 lines

  1. craft (craft) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). Vol. 2 used a brightly blue Yondu and a bright Milano interior to dodge the washed-out look of the first film's color grading.
    “He's just smart about working in, like, I'm going to make his skin so bright blue.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:25:17 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). The sequel deepens Yondu's relationship with Quill so the first film's scene reads differently in retrospect.
    “Knowing what you know about their relationship that you learn in the sequel, you know, colors this scene a little bit more”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:26:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). The sequel doubles down on Yondu's arrow by building its best action sequence around it.
    “And then that the 2nd movie doubles down on it with like building its best action sequence around the era.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:42:42 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). Vol. 2 is the movie that develops Nebula's backstory with Gamora; this film is about Quill and dads in embryo.
    “Because 2 is the one that's gonna, you know, is trying to win you over to Nebula.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:43:46 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Captain Marvel (2019): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). As a prequel, Captain Marvel brings back Guardians characters Ronan (Lee Pace) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou).
    “this is, of course, a prequel, so their characters appear in this film again.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:43:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The Flarkin cat in Captain Marvel is a version of the Drax metaphor joke, but this film's joke lands better thanks to the cut to his face.
    “And you know, you know, the cat in Captain Marvel is like a version of this joke.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:46:06 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Ant-Man (2015): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Ant-Man (the host's read). After Guardians' success with unknown characters, Ant-Man was an easy next gamble.
    “you do Ant-Man after that because you're just like, yeah, let's do Ant-Man.”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:17:03 · Jason Concepcion (0.40 sure it was them)

Minority Report (2002): 1 line

  1. unmapped (stylistic shift) · through Saving Private Ryan (1998), which they acted in: Saving Private Ryan ⇒ Minority Report (the host's read). Saving Private Ryan was the biggest shift in Spielberg's signature style, letting him change languages for films like Minority Report and Munich.
    “Saving Private Ryan is, in my opinion, the single biggest shift in his signature style up until that point”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 2:18:41 · Griffin Newman (0.70 sure it was them)

Mission: Impossible (1996): 1 line

  1. lineage (franchise influence) · through The Fast and the Furious (2001), which they acted in: The Fast and the Furious ⇒ Mission: Impossible (the host's read). The modern MI films combine Bourne-style hand-to-hand combat with Fast and the Furious over-the-top action.
    “the 2 biggest influences on Mission Impossible are born in the Fast and the Furious.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:18:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Sonic the Hedgehog (upcoming film): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Sonic the Hedgehog (upcoming film) (the host's read). The new Sonic design looks like it copied Rocket's design.
    “I also think they copied Rocket's design for the new Sonic.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:32:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pitch Black (2000), which they acted in: Pitch Black ⇒ The Chronicles of Riddick (the host's read). Chronicles of Riddick is the big-budget sequel, and home video retitled Pitch Black as Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black.
    “And on the home video releases, they then retitled it, the Chronicles of Riddick, colon pitch black.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Hanging Up with Sonia Sarayia · 1:26:19 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)

The Fate of the Furious (2017): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Furious 7 (2015), which they acted in: Furious 7 ⇒ The Fate of the Furious (the host's read). Fate and F9 lean on Furious 7's ending in vain with passing references to Brian.
    “And they try and lean on it a little bit in the fate of the furious.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:17:53 · Shea Serrano (0.85 sure it was them)

The Thin Red Line (1998): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Saving Private Ryan (1998), which they acted in: Saving Private Ryan ⇒ The Thin Red Line (the host's read). Ryan spearheaded a WWII revival that included The Thin Red Line and others.
    “It also spearheaded Hollywood's World War II revival.”
    The Big Picture · 8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time? · 0:59:33 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Boiler Room (2000), which they acted in: Boiler Room ⇒ The Wolf of Wall Street (the host's read). Koppelman says Boiler Room informed Wolf, being the fictional version of Jordan Belfort's story.
    “Boiler Room really informed Wolf of Wall Street because Boiler Room was the fictional version of Jordan's story”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:25:01 · Brian Koppelman (0.90 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (16) everyone in acting

Other (2) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (career): Vin Diesel → Find Me Guilty. Sean points to Diesel's good work for Sidney Lumet.
    “I think he's in a really good Sydney Lomette movie called Find Me Guilty.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:52:35 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Vin Diesel → Bloodshot. Amanda cites Bloodshot as proof Diesel is weak outside the Fast series.
    “And you can see it when you take him out of the fast series.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:52:43 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

  1. what-if (what-if): Vin Diesel → Avengers: Infinity War. Diesel changed his profile pictures to the Vision to angle for the role before Feige said they had not met him.
    “he changed his like profile picture on every website to a photo of the vision”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:21:07 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Vin Diesel → Guardians of the Galaxy. Diesel campaigned to play Vision, and Groot was the concession.
    “Then after they gave him Groot, which was the concession to him not being able to play.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:21:57 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Vin Diesel: Amanda finds Diesel sees Dom as a profound figure of literature.
    “He sees himself as a noble warrior.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:52:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Vin Diesel: Footage of Diesel recording Groot lines in every language, on stilts to get into the head of a seven-foot-six tree; he bragged it was a Hollywood first.
    “He recorded all his group dialogue wearing stilts because he was like, I want to get in the head of what it's like to be 7 foot six.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:30:12 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Vin Diesel: Diesel is rumored to be quietly generous and smart with money; he reportedly paid off a stranger's college debt at a restaurant without taking credit.
    “he overheard someone talking about their college debt, and he like paid it off, and didn't even like ask for credit.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:02:49 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)